The Western Health and Social Services Board are to try and recruit dentists from overseas in a bid to ease the dental dilemma in the North West. Judi McGaffin, director of Dental Health, informed the Board last week that it had not been possible to secure the services of six salaried dentists despite earmarked funding. … Continued

Patients suffering with nagging headaches should book a dental appointment. That’s according to a US expert, who suggests that the link between headaches and toothaches is to do with the main nerve – the trigeminal nerve – running through the face and neck. Director of the Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Graduate Program at the … Continued

Dentists in Northern Ireland look likely to lose their automatic exemption from jury duty, with the Northern Ireland Court Service proposing to widen the jury pool to achieve what the Service is calling a true representation of society in Northern Ireland. Dentists are currently exempt under the Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, along with a … Continued

Women who have more children are more likely to suffer tooth loss, according to a new study. The survey of 2,635 women in the US was carried out by Dr Stefanie Russell, an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology & Health Promotion and is published on the website of the American Journal of Public Health. His findings … Continued

Scientists have discovered a link between mouth cancer and the rate at which genes break down alcohol. The genes that regulate how quickly people get drunk also influence their risks of developing cancer of the mouth, larynx or gullet, a new study has found. Hundreds of patients with cancers of the mouth, larynx and oesophagus … Continued

Awarded by Bristol University Open Learning for Dentists (BUOLD) for the best case study in the prosthetics module, the annual Schottlander Prize was won by Patrick Johns, a Community Dental Officer with the Southern Health and Social Services Trust, Northern Ireland. Presenting the prize at the Awards ceremony in Bristol, Brian Schottlander said: ‘Prosthetics as … Continued

Magnolia bark extract – a traditional Chinese medicine – may be the newest weapon in the war on bad breath. Wrigley said that it has added the germ-killing compound to their gum and mints. The hope is to not simply mask bad breath, as most strongly flavoured mints and gums do, but to kill odour-causing … Continued